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Buddha Nature Club

Tradition: Non-Sectarian, Pan-Buddhist Club at George Washington University open to all peoplePhone: (858) 336-5749E-mail:djptheman@gmail.comMain Contact: Daniel James Perez Email(Phone: 858-336-5749)Teacher: Professor Hebbar Notes and Events:

Meetings are held every Thursday of the semester at GW Hillel, 23rd & H St. NW

Our primary goal is to share the understanding of the Buddha’s teachings. It is also our aim to make the true essence of the teachings accessible to all, regardless of religious or cultural background. Through understanding, mindfulness, and the practice of overcoming personal limitations, individuals on this path have the chance to experience the full potential of their being.

Buddhas Liberty Bell Sangha welcomes like-minded women and men of all ages to join us at our quarterly dharma teachings, at our Zen workshops, and at our monthly meditation gatherings. We regularly practice sitting, walking and lying down meditation. We offer friendship, support for spiritual practice, and encouragement as we quest for our right path.

Our Buddhist Center - RKINA in Irvine, Orange County is the Rissho Kosei-kais regional center for North America, established for sharing the Buddha Dharma with a special focus on the Lotus Sutra (Ekayana Buddhism) for all practitioners living in the United States and Canada.

We offer a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere with a library of books from all Buddhist traditions that are available for check-out. We also offer Dharma study session on every Tuesday evening and Dharma service on every Sunday morning.

Diamond Way Buddhist Center New York is part of an international network of over 600 meditation centers in the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The centers were started due to the unique inspiration of Lama Ole Nydahl according to the wishes of H.H. 16th Karmapa. They are now under the spiritual guidance of H.H. 17th Gyalwa KarmapaTrinley Thaye Dorje.

Our centers consist of people and families working full-time jobs, and incorporating Diamond Way teachings and meditations into their daily lives. Members share responsibility for guiding meditations, answering questions, and giving explanations about Buddhism; their work is unpaid, and based on idealism and friendship.

For more information please see our monthly calendar, sign up for our newsletter, or feel free to contact us anytime.

Diamond Way Buddhist Center: Chicago is part of an international network of over 500 meditation centers in the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The centers were founded and are directed by Lama Ole Nydahl according to the wishes of H.H. 16th Karmapa. They are now under the spiritual guidance of H.H. 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje.

The main practice in all our centers is the Guru Yoga meditation on the 16th Karmapa. This meditation is guided in English and lasts around 30 minutes. There is a relaxed social atmosphere in the centers, refreshments are provided, and questions are encouraged. Our weekly meditation evenings are open to the public and are free of charge.

The program begins with a short introduction on a Buddhist topic, followed by a guided meditation. The regular meditation is the Guru Yoga meditation on the 16th Karmapa and is guided in English. It generally lasts around 30 minutes.

Diamond Way Buddhist Center of Dallas is part of an international network of over 500 meditation centers in the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The centers were founded and are directed by Lama Ole Nydahl according to the wishes of H.H. 16th Karmapa. They are now under the spiritual guidance of H.H. 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje.

The main practice in all our centers is the Guru Yoga meditation on the 16th Karmapa. This meditation is guided in English and lasts around 30 minutes. There is a relaxed social atmosphere in the centers, refreshments are provided, and questions are encouraged. Our weekly meditation evenings are open to the public and are free of charge.

The program begins with a short introduction on a Buddhist topic, followed by a guided meditation. The regular meditation is the Guru Yoga meditation on the 16th Karmapa and is guided in English. It generally lasts around 30 minutes.

Umbrella organization for Buddhist Temples, Meditation Centers and other groups in the Lower Great Lakes region. Meets monthly. Major events are the Buddhist Womens Conference in Feburary and the International Visakha Festival in June.

A PLACE FOR FELLOWSHIP We offer a caring, spiritual and open environment that naturally creates healthy relationships between the members of our spiritual family. With our regular gatherings, practice groups, social events, etc.

Come and practice with us on most Sunday mornings, overlooking a Zen garden at the inspirational Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, between 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The mission of Buddhist Global Relief (BGR) is to combat chronic hunger and malnutrition. We sponsor projects that promote hunger relief for poor communities around the world. We pursue our mission by: • providing direct food aid to people afflicted by hunger and malnutrition • helping develop better long-term methods of sustainable food production and management appropriate to the cultures and traditions of the beneficiaries • promoting the education of girls and women, so essential in the struggle against poverty and malnutrition • giving women an opportunity to start right livelihood projects to support their families. We also seek to raise awareness of global hunger and advocate for an international food system that exemplifies social justice and conduces to ecological sustainability.

Synthesizing meditative practices from Theravada (vipassana), Mahayana, Zen, and Indo-Tibetan traditions of Buddhism, this class teaches various ancient techniques to develop greater mindfulness, loving-kindness, compassion, and wisdom. Suitable for both beginners and experienced meditators, classes will include about 45 minutes of guided meditation, followed by a 15 minute period of discussion.

The class is called "Buddhist Meditation", every Tuesday night, from 5:45-6:45, at Spiral Tree Yoga Studio.

Information at spiraltreeyoga.com

About the teacher:

Daniel Dranetz, MS, LCPC-c, has been practicing meditation within Buddhist traditions for over 13 years, including Theravada (vipassana), Zen, and Tibetan Buddhist lineages. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, and is a disciple of Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. Daniel holds a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling and practices locally as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor for teens and families.

Daniel describes Buddhist mindfulness meditation as a saving grace in his life, and he is delighted to share the profound practices that he has learned from his teachers in order to promote greater peace, love, and well-being in the world. Please note that Daniel’s classes are meant to only teach meditation, and that he is not offering mental health counseling at Spiral Tree Yoga and Wellness Studio.

We offer donation-based one-on-one meditation coaching. Through working with a meditation teacher, we help people develop a daily practice, learn about the Pali Canon, and grow in their personal meditation practice.

Our Sangha is part of Buddha Heart USA. We’d like to extend a heartfelt and open invitation to any and all who would like to experience and learn more about Buddhism and meditation.

Communities Served

We serve the communities of Reading, North Reading, Lynnfield, Wilmington, Stoneham, Woburn, and Wakefield.

Weekly Meetings

We meet weekly (monthly July – August) in Reading Massachusetts at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading. You’ll find information about our Sangha, location, meeting times, and more on this website. Please see our schedule for more details.

What We Do

It is our intention to provide practices that are simple. They are meant to offer peace and other benefits to our Sangha members and guests. We hope that you might find peace in the Dharma though these efforts.

All are welcome. There is no experience necessary. A typical meeting includes the following activities:

The Social Action Project, the socially engaged arm of our spiritual community, the Buddhist Faith Fellowship, which is completely non-ideological and non-political and seeks practical engagement and solutions to the difficult local social and environment problems of the 21st century by using Buddhist principles as our guide for action.

Our members and friends are drawn into active engagement with the social and environmental issues of our times. We believe that humane and compassionate social action naturally unfolds as a response to the incessant suffering and folly in the world. Inspired by the Buddha’s teachings of the Bodhisattva way and the teachings of Shinran Shonin, we are compelled to work together in order to alleviate and transform this dukkha (suffering) into the substance of love, wisdom and peace. As our teaching expresses, "let’s transform bits of rubble into gold."

The Buddhist Temple of Toledo is a beacon to waking up to ones true nature, nestled in Northwest Ohio, at the crossroads of America. TZC is an independent Sangha that provides support for anyone interested in Zen Buddhist practice in the greater Toledo area with weekly services, a childrens Dharma school, zazen, zen talks, practice discussions, monthly workshops and retreats. Much of what happens at the center is available as The Drinking Gourd Podcast via iTunes or you can listen in online at http://www.thedrinkinggourd.org/

In order to establish Buddhism firmly in China, scriptures were translated from Sanskrit into Chinese.

Countless people were involved in this task. National Master Kumarajiva (5th century) headed a team of over 800 in a decade-long translation project of the Tripitaka (Buddhist Canon). Because of this work, nearly the entire Buddhist Canon of over a thousand texts exists today in Chinese.

Now as Buddhism is being planted in Western soil, the same translation work is being done form Chinese into English. The Buddhist Text Translation Society (BTTS) founded by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua in 1970, is working toward this goal with committees headed by Bhikshus (monks) and Bhikshunis (nuns) devoted to translation, revision, editing and certification of the entire Tripitaka.

Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua (1918 – 1995)

At first glance, he looked and sounded like any other Chinese immigrant in San Francisco in the 1960s. His humble manner belied his position as the 45th Buddhist patriarch in direct lineage from Shakyamuni Buddha.

Master Hua was born in 1918 near Manchuria, China into a family of frugal farmers. He learned to read at 15, and after his mother’s death at 19, he became a monk. He meditated by his mother’s grave for three years and practiced other austerities before receiving full ordination.

At Nan Hua Monastery in Canton, Master Hua received the mind-to-mind transmission of the Patriarchs Master Hsu Yun, making him a Patriarch in direct lineage with Bodhidharma, the last patriarch of India, and Hui Neng, the first patriarch of Zen. With the arrival of the communists on the Chinese mainland, the Master went to Hong Kong to promote orthodox Buddhism. In 1962, he brought monastic, Mahayana Buddhism to America. He founded the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, the International Translation Institute, and over 20 other monasteries and temples all over the globe, with the goal of spreading Buddhism worldwide.

Zen Buddhist practice group meets weekly at 7PM on Tuesday evenings for liturgy, zazen, and recorded Dharma talks by the teachers of Zen Mountain Monastery. Orientation and introductory instruction given on the first Tuesday of every month at 6:45PM. Annual visit by an MRO teacher every spring.